NaBloPoMo: Day 28 "Thankful"

Happy Thanksgiving, USA!

I'm thankful for the magical way the world looked this morning after the first legit snowfall.

I'm thankful for my new job, and the stress-free environment it brought with it.

I'm thankful for this month of challenges, which has definitely been worth it.

I'm thankful for every single Thanksgiving memory I have, because I can't think of one single bad memory from turkey days with my family. We ate, played games, laughed, sang, cooked, talked, watched and enjoyed each other.

I'm thankful for Thanksgiving. Someone recently pointed out that it's a unique holiday these days, because it isn't fueled and driven by base consumerism. It's a holiday that - for a lot of people, anyways - is actually about family and friends and relating and sharing, and taking stock of one's blessings. That's a seriously good reason to celebrate, if you ask me. Plus, delicious food. Lots of it. (Another thing of which I'm a fan)

May your gravy boats overflow in appropriate places, and your turkey meat be the opposite of dry.

Carpe November, folks.

p.s. Abs, nope. Today was a rest day, but I was supposed to catch up from YESTERDAY, so I'm still a day behind! I've decided I'll press on into the first couple days of December so that I can actually complete the challenges. Tonight, there were sweet potatoes, apples, oranges and grapefruits that were more important than abs.
Squats, CHECK and CHECK. I was supposed to have a rest day today.... but I forgot and did all my squats for Friday already. I think tomorrow, I'll do all my squats for Saturday and just be done with the squat challenge a day early! Woohoo!
Minimalism, nopes. Again, the fruits and potatoes took precedence! I have a Thanksgiving dinner with friends tomorrow, and I needed to be prepared. Thanks to Hunky Husband for helping!

NaBloPoMo: Day 27 "Snowstormed"

It's not really a snowstorm, but I feel it might as well be one. Do you know how utterly unseemly it is to have a snowy thanksgiving, in this Georgia girl's mind? Very, very rudely unseemly. 

I'm not ready for snow, yet!

This was made painfully obvious this evening when I discovered my warm boots have broken soles. A short walk from the bus to Meagan's door rendered both of my socks soaking wet.

Which made me cranky. It was just as bad - but worse! - than when you're walking around the house in socks and you step in a puddle of water. At least at home you can just go change your socks and clean up the water! If I could have cleaned up all this unseemly snow, believe me, I would have.

Grumble grumble.

Ok, done complaining! Now on to the good stuff: IT'S SNOWING YOU GUYZ!! ZOMG.

Meagan and I mcgyver'ed some dry toes for me going home.

Adam's getting his first Mac computer in a couple days (his Lenovo sadly gave up the ghost this past week)!

Tomorrow's Thanksgiving AND a rest day from my challenges!

Broken boots means it's time to get some new boots!

Life is good, Carpe November!

P.s. Squats, CHECK.

Abs, incomplete. :( Guess tomorrow's not a rest day after all. Sigh.

Minimalism, incomplete. I regret nothing. Quality time with friends is important too! But seriously today's challenge is something I've already mastered: find a home for every item and make sure it goes back to its home when you're done with it. 

True story: tonight Adam was racking up points for the Best Husband Ever award and putting away the laundry. 

However I had to remind him about homes. "My socks don't live with your socks. My ankle socks have a separate house from my long socks, which have a separate drawer from my tights...." I'm  the reigning queen for having a home for everything! In fact the only things that don't have homes (that I can think of) are our purse/satchels. But we usually hang them on a chair or set them on the futon until the next day when we haul them with us again.